Eddie Murphy is finally treating his fans to a long overdue sequel of his 1988 comedy Coming to America.
And the Golden Globe winner is bringing back all of our favorite characters in the new installment Coming 2 America, premiering March 5 on Amazon Prime.
He reunited the movie’s cheesy soul band Randy Watson and the Sexual Chocolate, playing the outlandish frontman for a Valentine’s Day giveaway, ahead of the highly-anticipated sequel.
Sexual Chocolate: Eddie Murphy reunited the cheesy soul band Randy Watson and the Sexual Chocolate, playing the outlandish frontman for a Valentine’s Day giveaway
Coming back: It comes ahead of the highly-anticipated sequel Coming 2 America, premiering March 5 on Amazon Prime
The 59-year-old sported a bejeweled blue jumpsuit and a head of lush Jheri curls as he led the ensemble in a new teaser.
He puts on quite a show in the 48-second infomercial style clip, which promises a ‘one night only’ event, ‘for the first time in 30 years!’
The video also offers fans a chance to win a limited edition promotional box of Sexual Chocolate, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Randy Watson is just one of several characters Murphy is reviving for Coming 2 America, having been known to slap on some prosthetics to show off his range.
’80s vibes: The 59-year-old sported a bejeweled blue jumpsuit and a head of lush Jheri curls as he led the ensemble in a new teaser
One night only: He puts on quite a show in the 48-second infomercial style clip, which promises a ‘one night only’ event, ‘for the first time in 30 years!’
In character: Randy Watson is just one of several characters Murphy is reviving for Coming 2 America, having been known to slap on some prosthetics to show off his range
Still kicking: He also portrays barber shop owner Clarence, who makes a quick appearance in the teaser, proclaiming about Randy: ‘I thought he was dead for sure!’
He also portrays barber shop owner Clarence, who makes a quick appearance in the teaser, proclaiming about Randy: ‘I thought he was dead for sure!’
Murphy stars once again as Prince Akeem, who discovers he has a long lost son (Jermaine Fowler) in the United States, as he prepares to inherit the throne of Zamunda.
Honoring the dying wish of his royal father (James Earl Jones), he returns to America with his trusty friend and aide Semmi (Arsenio Hall) to groom his son as the crown prince.
King of Zamunda: Murphy stars once again as Prince Akeem, who discovers he has a long lost son (Jermaine Fowler) in the United States, as he prepares to inherit the throne of Zamunda
Father’s son: Honoring the dying wish of his royal father (James Earl Jones), he returns to America with his trusty friend and aide Semmi (Arsenio Hall) to groom his son as the crown prince
Star-studded cast: In addition to the returning cast, it will also feature Teyana Taylor, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Morgan Freeman, Wesley Snipes, Rick Ross and KiKi Layne
A new trailer for the upcoming comedy recently dropped during Super Bowl Sunday, promising plenty of laughs in the sequel.
In addition to the returning cast, it will also feature Teyana Taylor, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Morgan Freeman, Wesley Snipes, Rick Ross and KiKi Layne.
Murphy told Ellen DeGeneres of the sequel in December of 2019: ‘I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.
‘A lot of people have this expectation, like, people would say to me when they found out I was doing it, “Don’t fuck that movie up.” So we’ve gone above and beyond what anybody would think. I’m really, really happy with it.’
Above and beyond: Murphy told Ellen DeGeneres of the sequel in December of 2019: ‘I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out… We’ve gone above and beyond what anybody would think. I’m really, really happy with it’